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Added the Auto Repair feature to automatically run a RAID repair when a malfunctioned drive is replaced with a healthy one in the same drive slot.Added the ability to automatically replace "Critical" or "Failing" drives in protected storage pools with Hot Spare.Added the ability to replace a drive in a healthy storage pool with an unused one without interrupting services or causing storage-pool degradation.Added a new Fast Repair mechanism to reduce the time needed for RAID repair based on storage usage and thus reduce the time of RAID degradation.Added display of the storage usage of each category item on Btrfs volumes.Enhanced the access performance of degraded RAID 6 by 70%.Supports updating the firmware for Synology drives.Supports performing different tasks on different storage pools simultaneously.New features of storage pools, volumes, and drives:.Added a feature to guide users through configuring newly inserted drives.Enhanced the setup process of Hot Spare and Data Scrubbing.Enhanced usability with a clearer display of the relationship between storage pools, volumes, and SSD caches.Added visuals of Synology NAS models with their drive slots, expansion units, and built-in M.2 slots to help users view drive status.
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Here's a full list of changes from the company. In the world of two-factor authentication, this is a fantastic improvement, and it even works with FIDO2.
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Instead of using the username and password credential combination each and every time, you can now set everything up so you require only your username and a third-party authenticator. My favorite improvement is the login experience. Active Insight and Hybrid Share Service are built into DSM 7.0 and will be automatically installed.Video conversion to FLV and MPEG-4 Part 2 formats are no longer supported on:.Security Advisor enables login analysis and custom account detection check items by default.QuickConnect is secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate.


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USB hardware, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth dongles, will no longer work.If you have Plex in mind for the DS420+, it can handle up to 4K transcoding reasonably well, so long as you're not hammering the NAS with multiple simultaneous connections.
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This is where the fun begins.ĭSM has a package manager that can be used to install a host of apps and services, including third-party offerings like Plex. Once the OS is installed, you'll be greeted by the DSM OS. It's best to use SHR for data redundancy unless you have a preferred RAID configuration in mind. Once you're connected, it'll ask you a few questions, allow you to set up a Synology account, and install DSM onto your hard drives.

If you're unable to locate the IP address of the server on your network, fear not as Synology has a handy locator tool. The same goes for the DS420+, making full use of the easy-to-follow setup wizard. You simply install at least one hard drive into the available bays, plug everything in, and turn on the unit. The initial setup process for a Synology NAS is as about as simple as it gets. You can easily run a Plex server on the DS420+.
